#include "lmp_f2c.h"

extern "C" {

// compare two strings

integer s_lmp_cmp(char *a0, char *b0, ftnlen la, ftnlen lb)
{
    unsigned char *a, *aend, *b, *bend;
    a = (unsigned char *)a0;
    b = (unsigned char *)b0;
    aend = a + la;
    bend = b + lb;

    if (la <= lb) {
        while (a < aend)
            if (*a != *b)
                return (*a - *b);
            else {
                ++a;
                ++b;
            }

        while (b < bend)
            if (*b != ' ')
                return (' ' - *b);
            else
                ++b;
    } else {
        while (b < bend)
            if (*a == *b) {
                ++a;
                ++b;
            } else
                return (*a - *b);
        while (a < aend)
            if (*a != ' ')
                return (*a - ' ');
            else
                ++a;
    }
    return (0);
}
}